Aboard his yacht, which he is sailing alone far from land, he is suddenly jolted awake.
It was as if the hardships of life had suddenly jolted the contemporary art buyers out of a collective trance.
"We are suddenly jolted out of our beds from a deep sleep," Mr. Ramanujam, 39, an I.T. professional, said of his wife, Bama, and 12-year-old daughter, Shruthi.
One may be suddenly jolted from bed by a severe unexpected earthquake, but we get yearly projections of the number of hurricanes that might develop in the Atlantic Ocean.
Three people remained in a Raleigh hospital on Sunday, three days after the Vortex ride suddenly jolted into gear as passengers were exiting, dropping some riders from heights that witnesses estimated to be 20 or 30 feet.
The Swiss authorities, who for decades have apparently ignored the exotic corrupt practices of an organisation within their jurisdiction, were suddenly jolted into action by pressure from a powerful US law-enforcement agency.
Vice President Al Gore's flagging presidential hopes were suddenly jolted back to life this afternoon when a bitterly divided Florida Supreme Court ordered an immediate manual recount of thousands of ballots across the state.
After a quick meet cute between the newly formed love triangle of Inge, Peter and Laust, we are suddenly jolted forward to present day, where Claudia, it becomes clear, has lost her brother in a more recent war – probably Afghanistan.
Part of the damage of Silicon Alley's collapse was its demoralizing effect on workers who were suddenly jolted from a life of feeling entitled to high salaries and fast career growth.
The Swiss authorities, who for decades have apparently ignored the exotic corrupt practices of an organisation within their jurisdiction, were suddenly jolted into action by pressure from a powerful US law-enforcement agency.
